Josh Foster

• Lead commercial strategy, forecasting and operational performance across £27m turnover business
• Hold responsibilty for budgeting and full P&L management
• Manage fulfilment operational team of up to 30 employees
• Delivered £160k annual labour saving through process and workflow redesign. representing an 8% yearly saving on labour
• Provided commercial advice and support to internal stakeholders, improving supplier performance and profitability
• Drive KPI reporting, forecasting accuracy and commercial analytics to improve decision making across the business

• Led commercial operations across trading, logistics, forecasting and NPD
• Built marketplace channels from scratch to £30k per month with 4 months (TikTok, Amazon and Whatnot)
• Oversaw migration to Shopify and implemented a new WMS to improve operational efficiency
• Delivered operational workflows and reporting frameworks to support profitability and strategic growth

Progressed through multiple roles from apprentice to divisional SLT. Covered Trading, Marketing, Buying, Merchandising, Operations & Logistics and Commcercial Analysis throughout this time

- Developed and implemented Divisional P&L reporting for Consumer divison with revenue over £120m and EBITDA of 9%

- Consistently provided a more granular level of detail for the relevant teams, used this to improve visibility and drive improved strategic decision making

- Managed forecasting and trading performance across an incredibly fast-paced and varied divison

- Provided commercial leadership and supplier management support within a high-growth retail environment